Nintendo Switch Online Launches in the Second Half of September, Nintendo Announces

When Nintendo Switch Online launches "in the second half of September", Switch users can subscribe for benefits like Save Data Cloud backup, which, as its name implies, will allow users to save game data online rather than locally to their device.

Nintendo Switch Online is a paid service that grants members access to online multiplayer and a growing selection of NES games, essentially making it Nintendo's version of Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus.

As you might expect some people are rather annoyed that online play, which is free at present, is going to be locked behind a paywall. This includes games that have received a score of 8 or higher on GameSpot since the console's release, as well as reviews for new games and updates to reviews of older games that were ported to Switch. So far Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Balloon Fight, Soccer, Tennis, Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Dr. Mario, Super Mario Bros.

We're coming up on a year and a half since the Nintendo Switch first launch, and yet the console still doesn't have a dedicated online service.

Save your game data online for easy access*. The plans start at $4 United States dollars a month and users can also purchase a three month subscription for $8, or the most discounted rate of $20 for a full year.

Pre-orders of three-month and one year subscriptions can be placed at Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop.

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